By Foo Yun Chee
作者:Foo Yun Chee
Brussels, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Videogame Companies Epic Games, Electronic Arts Ea.o, Roblox Rblx.n and Four Others Were Hit With an EU Consumer Complaint on Thursday Accusing Them of Misleading Gamers Into Spending Money.
布魯塞爾,9月12日(路透社) - 視頻遊戲公司 Epic Games,Electronic Arts Ea.o,Roblox Rblx.n和其他四家公司週四遭到歐盟消費者投訴,指控他們誤導玩家花費金錢。 布魯塞爾,9月12日(路透社) - 視頻遊戲公司 Epic Games,Electronic Arts Ea.o,Roblox Rblx.n和其他四家公司週四遭到歐盟消費者投訴,指控他們誤導玩家花費金錢。布魯塞爾,9月12日(路透社) - 視頻遊戲公司 Epic Games,Electronic Arts Ea.o,Roblox Rblx.n和其他四家公司週四遭到歐盟消費者投訴,指控他們誤導玩家花費金錢。 布魯塞爾,9月12日(路透社) - 視頻遊戲公司 Epic Games,Electronic Arts Ea.o,Roblox Rblx.n和其他四家公司週四遭到歐盟消費者投訴,指控他們誤導玩家花費金錢。 布魯塞爾,9月12日(路透社) - 視頻遊戲公司 Epic Games,Electronic Arts Ea.o,Roblox Rblx.n和其他四家公司週四遭到歐盟消費者投訴,指控他們誤導玩家花費金錢。
The Move Came Amid Rising Concerns About Children Turning Into Gaming Addicts, With Some Parents Claiming Videogame Makers Intentionally Designed Products That Caused Them to Become Addicted to Games.
布魯塞爾,9月12日(路透社) - 視頻遊戲公司 Epic Games,Electronic Arts Ea.o,Roblox Rblx.n和其他四家公司週四遭到歐盟消費者投訴,指控他們誤導玩家花費金錢。 問題與煩惱 關於孩子們沉迷於arvr遊戲的問題,一些家長聲稱視頻遊戲製造商有意設計出導致他們沉迷於遊戲的產品。
The European Consumer Organisation (Beuc) and 22 of Its Members Across Europe Including in France, Germany, Italy and Spain Filed a Complaint on Thursday With the European Commission and the European Network of Consumer Authorities.
歐洲消費者組織(Beuc)及其在法國、德國、意大利和西班牙等歐洲國家的22個成員於週四向歐洲委員會和歐洲消費者權益保護網絡提出投訴。
"Beuc's Members Have Identified Numerous Cases Where Gamers Are Misled Into Spending Money. Regulators Must Act, Making It Clear That Even Though the Gaming World Is Virtual, It Still Needs to Abide by Real-World Rules," Beuc Director General Agustin Reyna Said in a Statement.
「Beuc的成員已經發現了許多情況,遊戲玩家被誤導花費金錢。監管機構必須採取行動,明確指出儘管遊戲世界是虛擬的,但仍然需要遵守現實世界的規則,」Beuc董事長Agustin Reyna在一份聲明中說。
"Today, Premium in-Game Currencies Are Purposefully Tricking Consumers and Take a Big Toll on Children. Companies Are Well Aware of Children's Vulnerability and Use Tricks to Lure Younger Consumers Into Spending More," He Said.
「如今,預付費遊戲貨幣故意欺騙消費者,對孩子們產生很大影響。企業非常清楚孩子們的脆弱性,並採用各種手段誘導年輕消費者花費更多的錢,」他說。
The Complaint Also Targets Microsoft's Msft.o Activision Blizzard, Mojang Studios, Supercell, Which Is Majority-Owned by China's Tencent 0700.hk, and French Peer Ubisoft Ubip.pa.
這項投訴還涉及到微軟、roblox、Mojang Studios和由中國的tencent n6006公司擁有大多數股份的Supercell。 Msft.o 0700.hk和法國同行Ubisoft Ubip.pa.
The Associations Said They Were Concerned That Consumers, Especially Children, Could Not See the Real Cost of Digital Items, Leading Them to Over-Spend, and That Consumers Were Often Denied Their Rights When Using Premium in-Game Currencies.
協會表示,他們擔心消費者,特別是兒童,無法看到數碼物品的真實成本,導致他們過度消費,並且當使用高級遊戲貨幣時,消費者常常被剝奪了自己的權利。
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Jan Harvey)
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